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Please go to http://www.fernvaleobservatory.com to follow my images and how to’s. I will be updating the website soon to include tutorials and write ups on imaging and equipment. Thank you, -Houston Advertisements

The full disc image is a mosaic consisting of 8 panels, using the DMk21 attached to my LS/80 HA scope at prime focus. The close up of the Active Regions were taken with the same camera (dmk21), but with the 2.5x powermate, effectively increasing my focal length to 1400mm.

Moving from the dry southwest of the United States, to the humid and unstable atmosphere of the southeast, definitely warrants apprehension for an astrophotogapher like myself. Setting up the equipment for the first time, however, I was surprised at the clarity and seeing conditions between breaks of clouds. The Sun is still immensely intense and … Continue reading →